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Free Estradiol Blood Test

Maryland rates for HCPCS 82681

Measures the portion of estradiol, a main form of the hormone estrogen, that circulates unattached to carrier proteins in the blood. Only this unbound fraction is available to act on tissues, so it can give a clearer picture than a total measurement when carrier protein levels are unusual. It is a standard blood draw from a vein.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Free Estradiol Blood Test cost?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $22.39.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $36Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $28
$10$20$50facility $18professional $21

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$20.89

AK $63.10NE $16.60

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.